The Journal gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following authors to "Commentary & Perspective," a regular feature of our web site (jbjs.org). Commentary and Perspective articles are solicited by The Journal from experts in the field and are not peer-reviewed.
Thomas W. Bauer, MD, PhD, on "Use of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein Level to Diagnose Infection Before Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Evaluation" by Greidanus et al. (2007; 89:1409-16)
Louis U. Bigliani, MD, on "Compaction Bone-Grafting in Prosthetic Shoulder Arthroplasty" by Wirth et al. (2007;89:49-57)
Earl R. Bogoch, MD, et al., on "Effective Osteoporosis Education in the Outpatient Orthopaedic Setting" by Schulman et al. (2007;89:301-6)
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, on "Antibiotic Dosing Before Primary Hip and Knee Replacement as a Pay-for-Performance Measure" by Bhattacharyya and Hooper (2007;89:287-91)
Jason H. Calhoun, MD, on "Locally Administered Antibiotics for Prophylaxis Against Surgical Wound Infection. An in Vivo Study" by Yarboro et al. (2007; 89:929-33)
Christopher P. Chiodo, MD, on "Comparison of Reoperation Rates Following Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty" by SooHoo et al. (2007; 89:2143-9)
Charles R. Clark, MD, on "Disease-Specific Gender Differences Among Total Knee Arthroplasty Candidates" by Petterson et al. (2007;89:2327-33)
Charles R. Clark, MD, on "Failure Mechanisms After Unicompartmental and Tricompartmental Primary Knee Replacement with Cement" by Furnes et al. (2007;89:519-25)
Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, and Lisa Chao, BS, on "Rapid-Inflation Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis" by Eisele et al. (2007;89:1050-6)
Mark Easley, MD, on "Hallux Valgus and First Ray Mobility. A Prospective Study" by Coughlin and Jones (2007;89:1887-98)
Thomas A. Einhorn, MD, on "Dose and Time-Dependent Effects of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition on Fracture-Healing" by Simon and O'Connor (2007;89:500-11)
Evan L. Flatow, MD, and Bradford Parsons, MD, on "Reverse Delta-III Total Shoulder Replacement Combined with Latissimus Dorsi Transfer. A Preliminary Report" by Gerber et al. (2007;89:940-7)
Leesa M. Galatz, MD, on "Osteochondral Transplantation to Treat Osteochondral Lesions in the Elbow" by Ansah et al. (2007;89:2188-94)
Thomas J. Gill, MD, on "Patients' Preoperative Expectations Predict the Outcome of Rotator Cuff Repair" by Henn et al. (2007;89:1913-9)
Stuart B. Goodman, MD, PhD, on "Intraoperative Red Blood-Cell Salvage in Revision Hip Surgery" by Bridgens et al. (2007;89:270-5)
Allan E. Gross, MD, FRCSC, O.Ont., on "Fresh Stored Allografts for the Treatment of Osteochondral Defects of the Knee" by Williams et al. (2007; 89:718-26)
Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD, on "Arthroscopic Repair of Traumatic Combined Rotator Cuff Tears Involving the Subscapularis Tendon" by Ide et al. (2007;89:2378-88)
Ernesto Ippolito, MD, on "Radiographic Evaluation of Idiopathic Clubfeet Undergoing Ponseti Treatment" by Radler et al. (2007;89:1177-83)
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, on "Outcomes Following Plate Fixation of Fractures of Both Bones of the Forearm in Adults," by Droll et al. (2007;89:2619-24)
Lana Kang, MD, and Andrew J. Weiland, MD, on "Intercarpal Ligament Injuries Associated with Fractures of the Distal Part of the Radius" by Forward et al. (2007;89:2334-40)
Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MSc, and Elena Losina, PhD, on "Quality of Prospective Controlled Randomized Trials. Analysis of Trials of Treatment for Lateral Epicondylitis as an Example" by Cowan et al. (2007;89:1693-9)
Jay D. Keener, MD, on "Long-Term Independent Evaluation After Arthroscopic Extra-Articular Bankart Repair with Absorbable Tacks: A Clinical and Radiographic Study with a Seven to Ten-Year Follow-up" by Kartus et al. (2007;89:1442-8)
Richard Laskin, MD, on "Factors Associated with Prolonged Wound Drainage After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty" by Patel et al. (2007;89:33-8)
Michael Leunig, MD, on "Periacetabular Osteotomy for the Treatment of Acetabular Dysplasia Associated with Major Aspherical Femoral Head Deformities" by Clohisy et al. (2007;89:1417-23)
William J. Maloney, MD, on "A Comparison of Total Hip and Knee Replacement in Specialty and General Hospitals" by Cram et al. (2007;89:1675-84)
Frederick A. Matsen III, MD, on "Humeral Hemiarthroplasty with Biologic Resurfacing of the Glenoid for Glenohumeral Arthritis. Two to Fifteen-Year Outcomes" by Krishnan et al. (2007;89:727-34)
Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C) on "Immediate Mobilization Compared with Conventional Immobilization for the Impacted Nonoperatively Treated Proximal Humeral Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial" by Lefevre-Colau et al. (2007;89:2582-90)
Michael B. Millis, MD, on "Outcome at Forty-five Years After Open Reduction and Innominate Osteotomy for Late-Presenting Developmental Dislocation of the Hip" by Thomas et al. (2007;89:2341-50)
Tom Minas, MD, MS, on "A Randomized Trial Comparing Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation with Microfracture. Findings at Five Years" by Knutsen et al. (2007;89:2105-12)
Michael A. Mont, MD, on "Intravenous Bisphosphonate Therapy for Traumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Adolescents" by Ramachandran et al. (2007;89:1727-34)
Frank R. Noyes, MD, on "Effects of Posterolateral Reconstructions on External Tibial Rotation and Forces in a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Graft" by Markolf et al. (2007;89:2351-8)
Frank R. Noyes, MD, on "Femoral Fixation Sites for Optimum Isometry of Posterolateral Reconstruction" by Sigward et al. (2007;89:2359-68)
Mark W. Pagnano, MD, on "Minimally Invasive Hip Arthroplasty: What Role Does Patient Preconditioning Play?" by Pour et al. (2007;89:1920-7)
Vincent D. Pellegrini Jr., MD, on "Multimodal Thromboprophylaxis for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Based on Risk Assessment" by Dorr et al. (2007;89:2648-57)
Cecil H. Rorabeck, MD, FRCSC, on "Influence of Preoperative Functional Status on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty" by Ršder et al. (2007;89:11-7)
Andrew H. Schmidt, MD, on "Analysis of Surgeon-Controlled Variables in the Treatment of Limb-Threatening Type-III Open Tibial Diaphyseal Fractures" by Webb et al. (2007;89:923-8)
Dempsey S. Springfield, MD, on "Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcomas Arising in Preexisting Osteochondromas" by Staals et al. (2007;89:987-93)
Marvin E. Steinberg, MD, on "Current Practices of AAHKS Members in the Treatment of Adult Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head" by McGrory et al. (2007;89:1194-204)
Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, on "The Influence of Insurance Status on Transfer and Treatment of Femoral Fracture Patients to a Level-I Trauma Center" by Archdeacon et al. (2007;89:2625-31)
Vernon T. Tolo, MD, on "Lateral Entry Compared with Medial and Lateral Entry Pin Fixation for Completely Displaced Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children" by Kocher et al. (2007;89:706-12) and "Loss of Pin Fixation in Displaced Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children: Causes and Prevention" by Sankar et al. (2007;89:713-7)
Laura Lowe Tosi, MD, on "The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Screening Tool: A Useful Tool for the Orthopaedic Surgeon" by Skedros et al. (2007;89:765-72)
Jon J.P. Warner, MD, on "Arthroscopic Compared with Open Repairs for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability" by Lenters et al. (2007;89:244-54)
Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, on "Early Clubfoot Recurrence After Use of the Ponseti Method in a New Zealand Population" by Haft et al. (2007;89:487-93)
Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD, and David Watson, MD, on "Timing of Tourniquet Release in Knee Arthroplasty. Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials" by Rama et al. (2007;89:699-705)
Bertram Zarins, MD, on "Can the Need for Future Surgery for Acute Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Be Predicted?" by Sachs et al. (2007;89:1665-74)